Small dead creatures floating?

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For the last few days on and off I've had small semi transparent bugs which look dead, floating in my tank. The best way I can describe them is tiny, see through woodlice which are around a millimetre or less in size. Best I could do is take a video because my camera wouldn't focus on them for me to get a clear picture.
Parameters all ok so can't understand what they are and why they're dead.
Any ideas?
 
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The tiny animals are some kind of arthropods. They grow by shedding their exoskeleton. You are seeing the molts.
Oh wow, really? That is a much cooler answer than I was expecting! I was thinking I'd done something wrong and killed some things lol. I feel much better now thanks
 

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